Cleveland’s Terry Francona won the American League Manager of the Year award last night, beating the Rangers’ Jeff Banister. Francona received twenty-two out of thirty first place votes, with Banister receiving four. Both led their teams to division championships, but the Indians’ was much more improbably, having won the Central […]
Two players accepted their team’ qualifying offer. Eight denied it. Right-handed starter Jeremy Hellickson of the Phillies and second baseman Neil Walker of the Mets both accepted the qualifying offer of $17.2 million. They are now off the free agent market. The eight who denied their team’s qualifying offer were: Jose […]
The Rangers made one of those under the radar moves a few days ago when they signed former next-great player Will Middlebrooks to a minor league contract, with an invitation to spring training, meaning they want to take a close look at him. Middlebrooks broke into the majors with Boston […]
The Rangers outfield has a big hole in the middle. Actually, if you look at how this lineup ended the season, there is a hole in the entire outfield. The left fielder, center fielder and right fielder in the playoffs are all heading to free agency. Two of them could […]
Interesting article from T. R. Sullivan on MLB.com about Jurickson Profar being a prime bargaining chip in the off-season for pitching. While his final numbers weren’t spectacular, he did have the obstacle of not having a regular position or regular playing time, and the hurdle of not having played for […]
From MLB Trade Rumors, here is a pretty good off-season outlook of where the Rangers are and what they need. It’s no surprise. But this article does break down guaranteed contracts, who is eligible for arbitration, and that sort of thing that we are alway curious about. The answers are right […]
This is sacrilege. I am fully aware of that. Daring to compare anyone to Adrian Beltre, one of the most beloved Texas Ranger of all time, is cause for a fight in most parts. That’s why Texas has open carry laws, in fact. So, when you compare what the West Division […]
The results are in. The precincts have been counted. The Texas Rangers have won their bid for a new closed roof stadium to be built in Arlington by a landslide. In five years, they will move in, by 2021, the club says, maybe even 2020. This is great news for […]
Nobody on the Rangers had a more consistent, and surprising, offensive season than shortstop Elvis Andrus. It was a phenomenal turn around story considering how his 2015 ended, and how the last three years of his career were trending. Andrus vowed to put the pain of 2015 behind him. And he […]
If the Rangers harbor hopes of winning it all, they need to be able to compete with the elite teams. All indications point to the Cubs being elite again in 2017. Yesterday we looked at first base, probably the weakest offensive position the Rangers had last year. Especially compared to […]